Sync Forward Podcasts

Sasha Carassi is one of those artists who exudes the air of a seasoned veteran, but this is not just because of the years he has been making noise in the industry; it's his unparalleled skill and work ethic that places him in such a revered position. 2010 was a seminal year for Sasha, as he managed to rise above the flux of producers hailing from his native Napoli. By leaving his mark on labels such as Drumcode, Harthouse, Sleaze, Respekt, 8 Sided Dice and many others, he established himself firmly in the world of serious Techno which nods slyly to the dark side. Sasha Carassi's plan could not be complete without his Techno love-children, Globox Recordings and Phobiq Recordings. Artists such as Brian Sanhaji, Spektre, Slam, Adam Jay, BCR Boys, Matador and a slew of talented producers pushing the Techno envelope have all graced the labels over the past few years.

Sync Forward Podcast 040 with D'Joseph. Portuguese DJ/Producer born in 1990, D'Joseph has been into electronic dance scene for almost seven years now and, as the years pass, his interest keeps growing. Starting by mixing drum n bass records at some friends house's, D'Joseph quickly got the attention of everyone as a promising Dj. He started playing in small local clubs in Porto such as Maré Alta , Mau-Mau, Cinema Batalha, etc. As his music changed into a more groove and soulful vibes, he soon met Techno and House Music around 2009. As is knowledge in this whole "new" scene went deeper and deeper he soon started having his own influences. In his DJ Sets you will find a very wide and consistant tracklist, full of dancefloor groovy sounds.

SFPodcast 038 with Dual Minds. Esta dualidade de mentes emerge de uma união de amigos, Dj Nelson Marinho e Nyah Gy, que desde há muitos anos cultivavam um gosto e interesse por música electrónica e pelo djing.

Nelson Marinho, desde 2003, vem desenvolvendo a sua carreira musical, quer no djing, quer na organização e promoção de eventos. Já no inicio de 2007, numa brincadeira, proporciona-se um back to back com Nyah Gy, que do improviso resulta uma perceptível harmonia e equilíbrio de sonoridades e musicalidade.

Desde então uniram-se para formar a dupla Dual Minds, que entre bares, clubes e eventos da zona norte, têm contagiado as pistas com um som underground que os caracteriza.

SFPodcast 037 with Mr. Bizz. Mr. Bizz comprises a perfect duo of two brothers Fabrizio and Matteo Floris. Although young they had much early success with releases such as "Eternity"(summer 2009) on the German label "Cocoon Recordings", which was played to death all summer and featured in the compilation mixed by Dubfire and Loco dice entitled "Ten years of Cocoon ibiza". 2010 was a full working year, Mr. Bizz began to release with some classic labels: Tuning Spork, Resopal Schallware, etc and remixed the legendary Hakan Lidbo. Garnering several hit Ep's on Octopus,with "Exit" and "Broken", and with “Bamboo” track in particular dominating the Beatport techno charts for weeks. The heavy beat patterns and the dark vocal snaps typical of Mr. Bizz, have defined their unique original style and won them praise unilaterally in the dance community.

Sync Forward Podcast 036 with Philip Arruda. Philip Arruda is a young producer out of Toronto, Canada. He is considered, by many, to be one of the top young emerging house/techno producers coming out of Canada. Wit h t he amount of new talent already coming out of Canada, Philip has been doing a good job setting himself apart from the rest. Ever since his first release on Roots & Wings Music in August 2009, Philip Arruda has been getting a lot of worldwide recognition for his hard work, which includes charting and radio play by top players in the industry. Philip’s musical development started at a very young age. According to Philip, what attracted him the most to Electronic Music was its wide variety of sounds and its catchy grooves & rhythms. Philip’s passion for Electronic music grew immensely over the years, especially since it helped him get through very tough times in his life. With genuine talent and dedication, Philip has a lot to offer and shows no signs of stopping.

REMOTION are two dj/producers born in 1990, based in Porto, Portugal.

Over the years, electronic has gained more and more meaning in their daily routine, mainly when he moved in together. Their influences differ from deep/mental techno to dark minimal & house, combining different genres in dj sets and productions.

In October 2011 Caiano, F Red and D'Joseph developed a weekly radio show, the Sync Forward Podcasts, focused on underground dance music. Broadcasting artists from all over the world such as Yaya, Sutter Cane, Macromism, Dema & Paride Saraceni, Flashmob, Re:Axis, Frankyeffe and more!! REMOTION recently joined L!VE PRODUCTIONS responsable for events like Movement, Italian Business, Anesthisia, Kings of Harmony.

In the past year they have released in various labels such as Globox, Audio Elite, Flappers, Voodoo, Shout, Progrezo, New Republik, Fixate & DO2Night with support from Luigi Madonna, Bodyscrub, Erphun, NHB, Subfractal, Frankyeffe, Sasha Carassi and more!

D'Joseph is a electronic music producer, based in Porto, Portugal.Having met Fredy Lourenzo about 6 years ago in Porto, the pair used to be into Drum & Bass and always had great interest in music production and djing.After Fredy moved to South Africa in 2009 to study sound engineering, D'Joseph started experimenting with house music, quickly got the attention of everyone as a promising Dj. He started playing in small local clubs in Porto such as Maré Alta , Mau-Mau, Cinema Batalha, etc.More recently, after Fredy moved to Angola, these 20's somethings paired up to work and write tunes together. Their first release "The Rockefeller EP" on Suerte Records, got a massive feedback from such names as : Danny Tenaglia, Richie Hawtin, DJ Sneak, Luciano, Davide Squillace, Seth Troxler, Brothers' Vibe, Daniel Sanchez, El Mundo & Satori, UGLH, Someone Else, Tony Dee, Davide Benedetti, Olderic, Luigi Rocca, Macromism, Hollen, Matteo Spedicati and more!

The nineties brought to Oporto (Portugal) the taste of a deep knowledge about clubbing culture and also the opportunity to assist to several performances of djing and live acts. During the personal shaping as listeners of electronic music, some experiences emerged that allowed their natural involvement with the Portuguese electronic music movement in house and techno areas. In 2006, both working solo and with some time of activity in the Portuguese dance scene, Thomas Land and Leandro Amador joined forces to create DUO METHOD. As DJs, they stand out by their objective technique and their work is being recognized and integrated in the reviews and global opinion. They use regularly several elements such as midi controllers, efxs, raising up the creative component. As producers, they are targeted to the creation of electronic music, covering essentially the wide range that house and techno music provides us.

"I'm italian but i don't like mozzarella cheese on my Pizza, i don't have a favourite soccer team and i've never been with a prostitute yet. This could be enough to describe my social background. Talking about stuff, i grew up with a severe Hip Hop education, which basically means i've started earn my first money robbing dear old ladies or selling cracks to my peeps in the ghetto since 8 yrs old. I had the luck to be remixed by well known international artists (such as Wehbba, Den Ishu, Alli Borem, Macromism and more others to come) and to open for many international acts: from Karotte, Jesse Rose, Nic Fanciulli, Pirupa, Riva Starr to Azari & III, Untold, Popof, Gel Abril, Phil Kieran, Par Grindvik, Joseph Capriati.. and many others.

My tracks are already featured in the major radioshow (BBC1 Essential Mix, Ibiza Global Radio, Ministry Of Sound Radio) & supported by big guys such as Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Shlomi Aber, Nic Fanciulli, Marco Carola, Dubfire, Ben Sims (...) and more!"

Sync Forward Podcast 032 with José Belo. Hailing from coimbra, Jose was transferred to asian soccer very early in his career, playing mainly in chinese clubs. He returns to coimbra to play for his hometown team, académica, where he discovers the amazing world of clubs. Being an aggressive player and with great heading abilities, Jose is a libero in the true sense of the word. Bloop had to move fast to sign him as there were rumors that paulo futre, the portuguese soccer entrepreneur, was talking about him when he said in a press conference that he was going to buy "the best chinese player right now" for sporting. Being happy at bloop, jose added a management job as well.